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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malachy Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to March of Cambreadth. Malachy Carey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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134 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carey.
Letaivu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Letaivu circles away.
Carey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Letaivu. No joy for Carey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachy Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Letaivu as Carey shoots in.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Letaivu pinned against the cage. Letaivu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pascal Letaivu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Carey's body.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Carey ducked under it nicely.
Carey tries to counter with a takedown but Letaivu is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Carey moved out of range nicely.
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Letaivu misses with a straight left.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Letaivu avoids it well and moves away.
Carey needs to keep his hands up - Letaivu had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Letaivu lands with a cross.
Letaivu cracks Carey with an open hand slap.
Letaivu clobbers Carey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu scores with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carey is defended easily by Letaivu.
Carey moves away from the strike by Letaivu.
Carey tries to counter with a takedown but Letaivu is quick to defend against it.
Carey fails with the takedown
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Letaivu scores with the left hand. Carey knows he should have avoided that one.
Letaivu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carey in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Carey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carey shoots and misses
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Letaivu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carey somewhat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Letaivu, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Letaivu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carey fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Malachy Carey has been cut.
Carey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Letaivu sprawls well initially but Carey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu keeping control of the position.
Carey is working for a kimura but Letaivu is defending it quite comfortably.
Carey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Letaivu has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Letaivu can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to roll over but Carey keeps him under control.
Carey seems to be looking for submissions.
Carey is looking for a kimura here.
Letaivu moves into full guard.
Carey drops back looking for a leg! Letaivu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Letaivu manages to kick Carey off! Carey jumps back into Letaivu's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Letaivu holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carey drops back looking for a leg! Letaivu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Letaivu manages to kick Carey off! Carey jumps back into Letaivu's guard.
Letaivu pulls Carey in close to prevent any damage.
Carey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carey drops back looking for a leg! Letaivu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Letaivu manages to kick Carey off! Carey jumps back into Letaivu's guard.
Carey drops back looking for a leg! Letaivu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Letaivu manages to kick Carey off! Carey jumps back into Letaivu's guard.
Letaivu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Letaivu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Letaivu holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Letaivu is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Letaivu lands a jab to Carey's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Letaivu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letaivu swings for the body but Carey moves out of range.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Letaivu with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Letaivu as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malachy Carey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carey tries for a takedown but Letaivu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Letaivu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carey manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Letaivu.
Letaivu connects with a body shot that sends Carey's belly button to the back.
Letaivu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carey on the side of the head.
Carey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letaivu counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Carey with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachy Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Letaivu jabs Carey right on the nose. Carey blinks but takes it well.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Carey is just out of range.
Letaivu scores with a jab.
Carey is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Carey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
BOOM! Letaivu lands a beautiful left hook that drops Carey. Carey tries to recover but Letaivu is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Carey lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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